Town guide

Lincolnshire, Illinois

Lincolnshire is a village in Lake County, Illinois, home to about 7,980 people across 4.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 60069, and parts of 60045 are in Lincolnshire too.

Homes sold for a median of $276 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population7,9801,750 per sq mi
Median home value$677,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$276Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking35%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Lincolnshire

2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lincolnshire. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Lincolnshire

Distances

Nearest major airportChicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)15 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Chicago, IL28 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Lincolnshire; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Lincolnshire

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Lincolnshire had 7,940 residents in the 2020 census, up 30% since 2000.

It’s the 264th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.

Lake County grew from 34,504 residents in 1900 to 714,342 in 2020.

Lincolnshire population by census2000: 6,108, 2010: 7,275, 2020: 7,9406,10820007,27520107,9402020

Lake County, 1900–2020

Lake County population, 1900 to 20201900: 34,504, 1910: 55,058, 1920: 74,285, 1930: 104,387, 1940: 121,094, 1950: 179,097, 1960: 293,656, 1970: 382,638, 1980: 440,372, 1990: 516,418, 2000: 644,356, 2010: 703,462, 2020: 714,34235K’00’1074K’20’30121K’40’50294K’60’70440K’80’90644K’00’10714K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 32.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near LincolnshireJan: high 32°F, low 18°F, 1.3 in; Feb: high 36°F, low 21°F, 1.3 in; Mar: high 47°F, low 30°F, 1.8 in; Apr: high 58°F, low 39°F, 3.3 in; May: high 70°F, low 50°F, 3.8 in; Jun: high 80°F, low 60°F, 4 in; Jul: high 84°F, low 66°F, 3.2 in; Aug: high 82°F, low 65°F, 3.7 in; Sep: high 75°F, low 56°F, 3 in; Oct: high 63°F, low 45°F, 3.1 in; Nov: high 49°F, low 33°F, 2.2 in; Dec: high 37°F, low 24°F, 1.6 in32°18°Jan1.336°21°Feb1.347°30°Mar1.858°39°Apr3.370°50°May3.880°60°Jun4.084°66°Jul3.282°65°Aug3.775°56°Sep3.063°45°Oct3.149°33°Nov2.237°24°Dec1.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chicago Palwaukee Ap, IL weather station (6 miles away).

Jobs in Lake County

337,069 jobs at 20,076 businesses in Lake County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Lake CountyProfessional services: 43,924 jobs; Wholesale trade: 40,861 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 39,442 jobs; Retail trade: 33,701 jobs; Manufacturing: 31,261 jobs; Company headquarters: 29,773 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 27,680 jobs; Administrative and support: 21,001 jobsProfessional services 13% Wholesale trade 12% Health care and social assistance 12% Retail trade 10% Manufacturing 9% Company headquarters 9% Hotels and restaurants 8% Administrative and support 6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

169 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lincolnshire.

Nearest hospitals

  • Northwestern Lake Forest HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Lake Forest4.7 miles
  • Advocate Condell Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Libertyville5.3 miles
  • North Chicago Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · North Chicago7.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors15
Specialist doctors32
Dentists7
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants28
Mental health providers50
Physical and occupational therapists32
Optometrists2
Chiropractors3
Pharmacies1

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Lincolnshire

Parks (12 nearby)

  • Adlai E. Stevenson High School Field · 28 acres1.4 mi
  • Rivershire Park · 27 acres0.9 mi
  • North Park · 23 acres1.5 mi
  • Spring Lake Park · 7 acres0.2 mi
  • Whytegate Park · 4 acres0.6 mi
  • Bicentennial Park · 3 acres1.5 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Bende1.6 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Walgreens0.8 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Vernon Area Public Library1.0 mi

Museums

  • Raupp Museum3.8 mi
  • Wheeling Historical Society4.1 mi
  • Sock Monkey Museum4.4 mi
  • Long Grove Historical Society4.5 mi
  • History Center Of Lake Forest- Lake Bluff5.4 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Marriott Theatre0.6 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1957.

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Lincolnshire

Public schools here are run by Lincolnshire-Prairieview SD 103, Adlai E Stevenson HSD 125. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Laura B Sprague SchoolLincolnshirePre-K–2525Public0.8 mi
Half Day SchoolLincolnshire3–5633Public0.9 mi
Daniel Wright Jr High SchoolLincolnshire6–8720Public0.9 mi
Adlai E Stevenson High SchoolLincolnshire9–124,758Public1.4 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Lake Forest and Mettawa.

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